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This. Just need to figure out accomodations. I'm sort of digging the camper van idea, but my silver spooned travel partner wants a hotel... even if it's $400+/night and not convenient.
Ugh. Anyone have a great hotel recommendation I may have overlooked?
I'm kicking myself for not doing the payment plan now. I'm thinking that I will just finger-cross and get a hotel package w/ shuttle passes. Time to do some homework.
I'll also say this isn't due to that Replacements news. I've been wanting to do Coach for awhile. I could care less who plays. I'm usually all for 75% of the line-up, as-is.
This. Just need to figure out accomodations. I'm sort of digging the camper van idea, but my silver spooned travel partner wants a hotel... even if it's $400+/night and not convenient.
Ugh. Anyone have a great hotel recommendation I may have overlooked?
Damn. $400/night?! I got 4 nights for about $700 at the Hilton Garden Inn.
I know people on the coachella board have had some luck with priceline, but that was a while ago...
My only recommendation would be to try to find a hotel within walking distance to a shuttle stop, so you don't have to worry about your sobriety at the end of the night. Plus the shuttles are amazingly convenient.
The camping is really nice at coachella. Super clean, not crowded, and free showers...It's really pretty close to Bonnaroo VIP in regards to amenities and proximity to the fesitval happenings. Maybe show your friend pictures of the grounds?
If all remaining hotel options cost $400/night, I would camp. Heck it might even be cheaper to do the travel package at that point...
I'm camping this year. I never take advantage of my hotel when I go that route anyways (but then again it is awesome to come home from a long day of standing to a nice comfy bed). Rancho Mirage will probably still have some rooms left. I stayed at the Westin there last year. Not sure of the price...I got the room for free so I can't help ya there. But if you're going to end up paying the money anyways it's a great place to stay for sure.
I'm also going to propose to my girlfriend while in LA that weekend. Wish me luck!
Post by gardenfresh on Oct 5, 2012 10:06:30 GMT -5
Muse announced north american dates, is in Canada during the 'chella weeks.
I'm so in "I cannot freaking wait" mode that I am pining for it to be here. I was going to sell my extra weekend 2 ticket, but if the lineup is right-- then I'm going both weekends. and if I do that... I do not want to repeat any shows between the two weekends. Will that be possible?
I'm camping this year. I never take advantage of my hotel when I go that route anyways (but then again it is awesome to come home from a long day of standing to a nice comfy bed). Rancho Mirage will probably still have some rooms left. I stayed at the Westin there last year. Not sure of the price...I got the room for free so I can't help ya there. But if you're going to end up paying the money anyways it's a great place to stay for sure.
I'm also going to propose to my girlfriend while in LA that weekend. Wish me luck!
That's awesome. Best of luck... and I hope she doesn't read Inforoo
And also, thanks for the hotel suggestion. I'll look into it. Like I mentioned earlier, I think one of those big campervans with the bedding in back would be kind of a cool way to go, and it would be about the same price for 4 days of renting that as 1 night in a hotel... but we'll see if I can convince the travel companion. He has his heart set on showering whenever he wants, which doesn't seem to be worth a few hundred bucks a night to me, but to each his own.
I think my campervan was like $500. Which isn't bad when you consider that you're basically getting a rental car and a place to stay, plus you get to sleep on a bed and have a sink and make your life easy.
I had never even considered this. I checked it out and actually ended up booking one right then ($500 like you said). That was a really awesome idea. Trip keeps getting better and better! Beats flying with my camp gear, that's for sure.
I got my campervan here. www.escapecampervans.com/ They were well reviewed (not shady) and won't charge any extra for taking it to a festival.
Yeah, I found that place, but unfortunately they don't have a pick-up location in San Diego and we'd have to fly into LA instead. grrrr We have 2 friends that are moving to San Diego next month and it would have been cool to have them ride with us.
Post by Yo Soy JBoy on Oct 9, 2012 14:42:37 GMT -5
So I caved and reserved a hotel. Coincidentally the same hotel I stayed at in 2010. It's even walkable (like 3ish miles).
Avg price per night for 2 queens is a somewhat tolerable 243.75 USD. 219.38 USD with my AAA discount. The major catch, and surely the reason it isn't totally booked is that there's a 4 night minimum. Anyway, thought I'd post it here in case anyone is looking and desperate.
So I caved and reserved a hotel. Coincidentally the same hotel I stayed at in 2010. It's even walkable (like 3ish miles).
Avg price per night for 2 queens is a somewhat tolerable 243.75 USD. 219.38 USD with my AAA discount. The major catch, and surely the reason it isn't totally booked is that there's a 4 night minimum. Anyway, thought I'd post it here in case anyone is looking and desperate.
This is where the majority of our group stays the night before then we head to Neil's Lounge in the am for pregaming and meeting the rest of the clan before heading in. Its an excellent location.
I like how that hotel goes from $90 a night normally for a basic 2 queen room to $264 a night during Coachella. And it's a f'n super 8. SCANDALOUS! We pay like $500 a night for an awesome condo that has 2 kings, 2 twins, a fold our couch queen, 2 bathrooms, full kitchen & living room, washer and dryer, a balcony, etc during hangout and it's literally within a couple hundred feet of the west entrance. CA vs AL though.
Post by crazykittensmile on Oct 9, 2012 18:22:28 GMT -5
Their lineup sucks though, so I'll take it
We also get our schedule insanely close to the festival... I think it was only 1 or 2 days ahead of the event this year. I know I was barely able to print it out before heading out.
We also get our schedule insanely close to the festival... I think it was only 1 or 2 days ahead of the event this year. I know I was barely able to print it out before heading out.
That's what I am dreading the most about Coachella. The 48 hour window to try to plan out my days.
Kind of makes it exciting. Less time to agonize over conflicts!
OMG IT'S GOING TO BE SO FUN.
Is it April yet?
As many of you know, last year's decision to goto Coachella for me was day of. I didn't really look at the schedule until they gave it to me at the gates.
I am very grateful to experience a fest last minute like that. I felt free to do what I want whenever I wanted to, and I wouldn't be missing out on anything....because I did not have my hopes up for anything... so it was ALL win!
Kind of makes it exciting. Less time to agonize over conflicts!
OMG IT'S GOING TO BE SO FUN.
Is it April yet?
As many of you know, last year's decision to goto Coachella for me was day of. I didn't really look at the schedule until they gave it to me at the gates.
I am very grateful to experience a fest last minute like that. I felt free to do what I want whenever I wanted to, and I wouldn't be missing out on anything....because I did not have my hopes up for anything... so it was ALL win!
wow, to have an experience like that. I can't even imagine. I am obsessed with meticulous festival schedule planning. hell at Jazzfest I plan what food I'm going to eat and when. do I stick to these plans? no, but its fun to make them.
Post by papa steve on Oct 14, 2012 21:40:46 GMT -5
It is now looking like a 50% chance I will be in attendance both weekends and the week in-between instead of going to Roo. It will all depend on lineup though. Going to have to bust ass to do it but it will be worth it. If not it might be Sasquatch and Roo.